Barbadian folklore meets superheroes in this Afro-Caribbean fantasy adventure storynow in paperback Hardears is an Afro-Caribbean fantasy adventure graphic novel by Matthew Clarke and Nigel Lynch. The story takes place in an alternative world on Jouvert Islanda magical analog of the island of Barbados, and begins when a superstorm of unprecedented strength obliterates the island, leaving it totally defenseless.As the island reels from the devastation, Mr. Hardin, the head of the Merchant Guild, charges in and promises to rebuild the economy of the island by creating jobs in his giant corporation. However, its soon discovered that Hardin is a parasite and is capturing people from the island and using their life essence, or vibes,to feed his factories. Bolo, a local hero, saves his love Zahrah from Hardin and his cronies, but the lovers are then framed as rebels against the state. The state has been compromised by the factories, and the workers who know the truth about Hardin must go into hiding. If Bolo, Zahrah, and their allies dont take down Hardin and the corrupt government, all will be lost. Together, they must find the strength of their island and ancestors to fight the evil forces that have taken over their homeland.
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Dimensions: 165 x 241mm
Publication Date: 22 Dec 2022
Publisher: Abrams
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781419751936
About
Matthew Clarke is a creative director illustrator graphic designer comics writer and sequential artist based in Barbados. He has worked in the advertising industry in Barbados for a decade and freelanced for various advertising agencies such as Virgo 809 RED Advertising G&A Communication and RCA. Clarke has extensive experience in publication design art direction and brand identity. He is a primary creator and principal with the independent comics collective Beyond Publishing. Nigel Lynch is a Barbadian writer and one of the founding members of Beyond Publishing. For the past eight years he has created numerous comics and graphic novels including Shades of Grey: Life and Death in Paradise and cowritten many comics in the companys canon. Throughout the years Lynch has garnered awards for his work including an ADDY an American Advertising Award and literary awards from NIFCA the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts. Cathy Thomas works on African American and Caribbean literature and is a comics scholar. Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California at Riverside Thomas has also studied and taught at the University of California at Santa Cruz and the University of Colorado Boulder.